Music
Track: Emir Taha – Uzak Dur
Brixton based Turkish artist Emir Taha had shared his new single ‘Uzak Dur’, out now on Polydor Records. The song’s title translates to ‘stay away’, and in Taha’s words is about “feeling fully consumed by your surroundings”. Taha explains: “not having a single drop of energy to find out what exactly is making you feel bad so you can start acting …
Live Review: The Lightning Seeds/ Badly Drawn Boy – Town Hall, Birmingham 10.11.22
The legendary Lightning Seeds returned to Birmingham this week bringing their latest tour to the beautiful Town Hall in the centre of Birmingham, surrounded by the bustling German Christmas Market. Arriving to the venue ahead of the scheduled door opening times I could see people filing into the Town Hall so I walked it and …
Track: Brenso – Sugar Cane
Brenso popped up last year with their fantastic debut EP Demo (read our review here) which blew us away here at Backseat Mafia. The band have returned with another EP and single ‘Sugar Cane’ taken from the new EP About the single the band comments: “Sugar cane is Brenso’s first single, part of our forthcoming …
Track: Ô Lake – Innocence
Going under the name Ô Lake, French composer Sylvain Texier will release his new album ‘Still’ on the 3rd of March via Patchrock & Night-Night records. It will be available on vinyl, CD & digital on Patchrock and Night-Night records. Soft bass notes are caressed by more urgent melodic notes as the track’s beautiful theme is repeated. …
Track: Motherland – Penelope
Following on from their last single Ocean Drive, alternative rockers Motherland have released another single ‘Penelope’ A glorious upbeat track with jangling guitars, snappy drumming and gorgeous pop melodies. The track will have you hooked by the first chorus. Ross Adam Blackmore and David Hodgkiss once again prove just what a great guitar partnership they …
Track: Jeremiah Moon – Housesitting
Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon is debuting a new Brent Driscoll-directed music video for ‘Housesitting’ a track off his debut EP ‘Sputnik,’ out now via Enci Records. Read our review here. In regards to the track, Jeremiah says, “Housesitting is a song about the moment when a relationship starts to end. Not about love ending, but about things growing apart; …
News: Godsmack release new single and album release date
Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band GODSMACK have officially announced details for their forthcoming eighth studio album Lighting Up The Sky, which will be out February 24, 2023 via BMG. The album follows the band’s globally acclaimed & gold-certified 2018 release, When Legends Rise, which achieved four No.1 singles back-to-back. Co-produced by vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna and Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock (Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper), Lighting Up the Sky is a testament to …
Album Review: Christina Vantzou -‘No. 5’: astonishing ambient-classical story telling.
Visual artist, experimental film-maker and ambient classical composer Christina Vantzou works with a method. Following her beginnings as one half of ‘The Dead Texan’ with Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid), she has devoted herself to a series of lengthy projects lovingly documented on the seminal Kranky label. These recordings have revealed themselves with careful …
Track: A Titan, A Deity – Revelations
Metal maestros A Titan, A Deity are set to release their imposing new EP ‘Descendant’, on the 18th ofNovember. In preparation, the band have shared the video for their single ‘Revelations’. Theres so much going on with this track. Kicking off with a hard hitting screamathon the band start blending in some melodic elements with …